From Ayo Edebiri in ‘Opus’ to Chloë Sevigny’s dark comedy ‘Magic Farm,’ this year’s films lean all the way into the surreal.

The penultimate edition in its long-running Park City location, the Sundance Film Festival began today, and, as I note every year, the event is bellwether when it comes to an assessment of the American independent film scene.

The fest kicks off this week with movies featuring the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Ayo Edebiri, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Nicole Beharie and André Holland appear in Love, Brooklyn by Rachael Abigail Holder, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Three longtime Brooklynites navigate careers, love, loss, and friendship against the rapidly changing landscape of their beloved city.

Beyond Film lineup was announced this morning, with Olivia Colman, Daniel Kaluuya, Marlee Matlin and more set for talks.

With a mix of returning veterans and first-time attendees, Sundance 2025 arrives at a turning point for the festival and uncertainty in the culture at large.

Here's a list of the stars expected so far at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City and Salt Lake City. They include three Oscar winners, a former prime minister, the leader of The Roots, and a hobbit.

The 41st edition of the Sundance Film Festival returns to Park City and Salt Lake City in Utah, with world premiere documentaries and narrative films, presented in-person and streaming online.

The Sundance Film Festival catalogue can be overwhelming to navigate, with around 90 feature films playing across 11 days. Here are some highlights: “Atropia” This is a film that the producers would rather audiences experience blind,

SALLY, directed by Cristina C, screening in the Premieres category was selected as the 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize winner, an annual juried award granted to an artist with the most outstanding depiction of science and technology in a feature-length film.

From a star-studded adaptation of a novel to a documentary about Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla, this year's slate of movies premiering at Sundance include several efforts by Latino filmmakers.